Follow along as teams across Minnesota qualify for the boys hockey state tournament March 4-7 at Grand Casino Arena.

Nine teams that were ranked last week, including No. 1 Rogers, lost in the section playoffs.

Both! Here’s your guide to one of the most exciting weeks in Minnesota sports: boys hockey section finals week.

From goalies to high-scoring forwards, these players could help their teams reach the Class 1A and Class 2A state tournaments March 4-7 at Grand Casino Arena.

Overlooking Rogers’ back-to-back wins over Moorhead and Minnetonka, and a 12-game win streak, was hard to do.

Strib Varsity writer Jim Paulsen offers his prediction for which boys hockey teams will win their respective sections and advance to Grand Casino Arena.

Rogers boys hockey team has won 11 in a row, is 15-0-1 in its past 16 and posted consecutive victories over Moorhead and Minnetonka

As the highest-ranked teams play each other before section tournaments, the upcoming postseason is likely to be a little more unpredictable than anticipated.